Elden Clergyman

Thinking of this, Lord simply opened the map, teleported back to the ancient ruins cliff, and found the banshee again.

Then......

[Obtain the ashes 'Suffering Banshee Ashes']

After being restored several times by Lord's laws, the banshee finally couldn't bear it anymore and temporarily escaped the painful torture by swearing allegiance to him.

Seeing that the Banshee had achieved so much, Lord felt embarrassed to sing with her anymore. After thinking about it, he left the game to Roderica to help.

By the way, after a period of challenges, Roderica's strength has increased significantly compared to before.

Not only did the strength of his own soul increase, but the ashes in his hand also underwent many changes.

For example, Kulala, whom Lord had returned to her before, was just an ordinary soul jellyfish that was a little bit tanky and not good at fighting when Lord had just returned it to her.

But now, after many challenges, not only are Kurara's damage and stats much higher than before, but her fighting style and skills have also been improved.

Close-range tentacle strikes, wide-area poison mist spitting, high-speed maneuvers utilizing its own rotation...

To put it in the most intuitive terms, it is almost evolving from a soldier template to an elite monster template.

Although it is still not that strong, it is another way of strengthening. It also unlocks an option of "ash transformation" for Roderica, which can use the lily of the valley collected from the cemetery to adjust and strengthen the ashes on hand through transformation.

But Lord was not in a hurry to use this function.

Because Roderica is still growing, she has only completed about one-third of the road to becoming a rising star.

And as she grew up, more and more things were unlocked. In addition, Lord didn't have any special need for the ashes at the moment, so he simply planned to leave them there and wait and see what happened after she grew up.

In addition to the above, it may be because Rodrigo's progress in completing the Road to Rising Star has reached a certain level, or it may be the efforts of a programmer.

But in short, when Lord went there this time, the Gallid Multi-Arena unlocked two new challenge areas.

One is the [Golden Dungeon], in which Lord plays the role of a regional lord who inherited the legacy of his ancestors, forms his own team, and explores various dungeons under the cover of the team. While collecting rewards, he can also strengthen his team.

This dungeon has no requirements for Lord himself, but it does have requirements for the team he formed.

To put it simply, he cannot bring in people of too high a level before the facilities in the territory are established.

So there is no need to think about people like Melina and Millicent for the time being, and after looking around, only some people in the girl group are more suitable.

As for the other area...

[Shine! Galide Girl!]

[Entry requirements: Must be accompanied by at least one horse girl]

[Clearance goal: Obtain the Gaileid Triple Crown within one training cycle]

After reading this request, Lord knew who he should go to.

When Latan is done with his work, let him and that pony help fight.

As for himself, although letting Torret take him in was an option, he didn't want to have a human-shaped Torret carry him when he was in a hurry later...

After taking a walk around Stonewell and roughly confirming the progress of the exploration of the fragment, Lord returned to the Yatan Plateau.

He first went to visit the little red flower who was watching the scenery on the side, then estimated the time in his mind. After confirming that it was almost time to treat the burns, Lord found a piece of wood that was poking at the side.

But this time, treatment did not begin directly.

Because as mentioned before, Melina's burns were not limited to her hands.

And after Lord's series of treatments, even the burns on his arms are gone.

Then what's next...

Lord sat next to Melina but didn't say anything.

After he sat down, Melina's body next to him stiffened for a moment, and then after recovering, she kept looking at the scenery in the distance without saying a word.

for a long time.

Just as Lord was watching the thorns growing more and more on the wood next to him, he thought that it looked like there was no hope today and was about to get up and leave.

The stabbed wood suddenly spoke.

"Continue... with the treatment."

Lord turned his head in surprise, and then saw Mu Tou beside him turned his head to the other side, but even so, he could see the redness at the base of his ears.

this......

Lord blinked.

"Um, as for clothes... do you want me to help you take them off?"

The wood stiffened again.

After a long silence, he slowly spoke again, his voice sounding a little weak.

"...Turn your head away first."

Lord turned his head.

Then, after a rustling sound, the faint voice sounded again.

“…Okay.”

Lord turned around and saw a smooth back appear in front of him.

That's a really beautiful back.

The skin is fair, tender and smooth. Even if there are some marks of burns, it cannot cover up the beauty, but even adds a different feeling.

After putting his hand on it, it was warm and soft, and the touch was quite wonderful. After checking it out briefly, Lord couldn't help but exclaim.

What a nice back! It would be a shame not to have something tattooed on it...

Thinking of this, Lord couldn't help himself. He used his fingertips as a paintbrush and his soul as paint to draw a little turtle on the smooth and neat back.

After finishing the painting, he nodded and was very satisfied with his work.

As for Melina, her body was very stiff when she was first touched.

But because of the previous treatment, she gradually adapted to this feeling after some time.

Then, through the perception of the spirit body, he realized what Lord had just done.

"Don't do anything weird."

With her back to Lord, Melina's face flushed and she gritted her teeth.

"If you want treatment, treat it well, otherwise I will..."

"Otherwise what?"

Lord suddenly leaned forward and approached her face with a curious look.

Because Melina's voice was so soft, he didn't hear clearly what she was saying and thought she was feeling unwell.

Lord's sudden attack, especially while he was checking her back with his hands, made her feel very uncomfortable.

Melina gritted her teeth for a moment, but ultimately couldn't say anything.

But under the warm breath beside his ear, he gradually lowered his head and chose to surrender.

“…Nothing.”

"Just continue with the treatment."

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Chapter 94: Who is the Wooden One?

after a while.

After treating the burns on Melina's back, Lord breathed a sigh of relief.

After patting the smooth and silky back twice to signal Melina that it was over, he stood up and left the spot, finding a place to lie down under the shade of a tree.

Originally, Lord just wanted to lie down for a while and then get up to continue exploring the map.

But just as he was lying there, Melina, who had put on her clothes, suddenly came over and sat next to him.

Then, just when Lord was wondering why this piece of wood suddenly came towards him today.

After a moment's hesitation, Melina stretched out a finger, touched his cheek, and then -

Slowly drew the shape of a small turtle.

Lord: “…?”

No, do you still care about this?

Of course, it was just a finger-drawn stroke, so it didn't leave any traces. There was even some lingering fragrance, which smelled like the smell of leaves in autumn.

After her little revenge, Melina retracted her fingers and put her hand back into her sleeve, but she still did not leave Lord's side. She just sat next to him, looking away and down at the weeds on the ground.

for a long time.

"what happened to you?"

Lord was the first to break the silence and turned to look at the wood on the side.

"Are you anxious? Then we can go to the royal city first."

Melina was silent for a moment and shook her head.

"No, it's something else."

After a long period of silence, Melina raised her head and looked at the towering golden tree in the distance. There was an inexplicable meaning in her tone, and she was a little hesitant.

"What do you think, Millicent?"

"What about Millicent?"

Lord was stunned for a moment.

"Why, did you two have a fight?"

"...No, it has nothing to do with the quarrel."

Melina lowered her head slightly, her eyes passing over her hands folded on her knees, which were covered with a pair of delicate silk gloves.

Those were the gloves Lord had given her when he first treated her, to cover the burns on her hands.

But after she recovered, she still failed and returned the glove, and has been wearing it until now.

Just now, she was wearing this glove and used her fingertips to draw a small turtle on Lord's face.

To be honest, Melina really likes this glove.

It’s not just to cover up the burns, nor is it just because it’s exquisitely made and comfortable to wear.

Likewise, there are some other reasons.

But she also knew that the gloves had to be returned eventually.

Especially as she received treatment for her burns and came to accept her own mortality more and more.

Even before she reached the foot of the golden tree, she had a vague glimpse of her mission, and the outline of something was vaguely outlined in her closed eyes.

Especially after this treatment, she saw more things and realized that she was vaguely crossing that line.

But what can be done?

She tried.

Don't let yourself cross that line, try to keep the thorn of rejection on your body, reduce the frequency of communication between the two of you as much as possible, and it's best to always maintain the status of strangers on the same road...

But it turned out to be useless.

If she didn't cross the line, he would come over to her.

She grew thorns of rejection, and he found a way to remove them.

She wanted to remain a fellow traveler, so he gloved her and eroded her into a state where she could not refuse him.

If she were a normal girl, if she didn't have her own mission, if she couldn't see the illusion of the flame.

At this moment, she would probably lie in his arms, or do something similar.

But, no if.